What kinds of programs does The Al Stroobants Foundation fund?

Its recent grants support nursing scholarships, machine technology education, basic-needs and housing stability programs, emergency response, and memorial or museum projects. Examples in the record include health workforce training, rent relief, and program support for community institutions in central Virginia.

Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Yes. The active general grant programs state that applicants may submit online applications, and they accept unsolicited applications for annual competitive grants within the foundation’s service area.

What is the foundation’s typical grant size?

The reported grant-size distribution centers in the mid-teens: p25 is $7,375, median is $15,000, and p75 is $25,000. The recent record also includes larger awards for scholarships, capital campaigns, and operating support.

Where does the foundation give most often?

Virginia is the clear focus state, with 98% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The grant list is concentrated in Lynchburg and nearby central Virginia communities such as Bedford, Madison Heights, Evington, Altavista, Big Island, Sweet Briar, and Forest.

Does the foundation support individual recipients?

Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the grant record includes tuition support and scholarships, such as a full-tuition award for one first-year student and nursing scholarship funding.

Al Stroobants Foundation

Name: Al Stroobants Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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LYNCHBURG, VAWebsite

About Al Stroobants Foundation

The Al Stroobants Foundation concentrates its philanthropy in central Virginia, making a small number of large grants that support workforce and professional training as well as community history/memorial initiatives. Recent awards show targeted investments in nursing workforce development, technical/machine technology education at the community college level, and a significant gift to a World War II memorial. The foundation appears to favor capacity-building gifts (scholarships, program support, matching funds) that directly strengthen local service provision and training pipelines.

Focus Areas

Nursing scholarships and health workforce development in central VirginiaCommunity college technical education (machine technology / workforce training)Support for military history and memorialization (D-Day memorial)

Who They Fund

postsecondary and CTE students (scholarship recipients, first-year students)children and youth (elementary students, camp participants, youth with transportation needs)low-income families / housing-insecure householdsfirst responders and emergency personnel

About Al Stroobants Foundation

A $360,000 scholarship grant to Centra Health Foundation anchors The Al Stroobants Foundation’s recent giving and points to a clear emphasis on central Virginia training pipelines. The foundation repeatedly funds workforce development, especially nursing and technical education, alongside community institutions that deliver basic needs, housing stability, emergency response, and local heritage work. In 2025, it paired major support for Central Virginia Community College’s machine technology program with funding for Johnson Health Center’s capital campaign, showing interest in both education and service capacity. Its support also reaches institutions serving everyday needs in Lynchburg and nearby communities, including Park View Community Mission, Lynchburg Beacon of Hope, and the American Red Cross - Blue Ridge Chapter. The grant record suggests a local funder that favors practical, place-based support: scholarships, matching funds, program support, and capital gifts that strengthen organizations already working in its service area. That pattern appears across health, education, housing, and memorial or museum projects, with awards sized to make a visible impact on individual programs and institutions.

What Al Stroobants Foundation Funds

Healthcare workforce development is one of the foundation’s clearest priorities. It gave $360,000 to Centra Health Foundation for nursing scholarships, and later awarded $49,480 to Sweet Briar College to cover one year of full tuition for a first-year student. Technical education is another recurring theme: Central Virginia Community College received $243,463 for support of its machine technology program, with matching funds attached. Community health and housing stability also appear in the grant list. Johnson Health Center received $107,995 for the Power of Health capital campaign, while Interfaith Outreach Association was granted $45,000 for the Safe at Home rent relief program and Virginia Legal Aid Society received $30,000 for housing improvement and protection program support. The foundation also funded emergency response through the American Red Cross - Blue Ridge Chapter.

How Al Stroobants Foundation Gives

Typical awards cluster around the middle five figures: the p25 is $7,375, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $25,000. The recent record also includes a smaller set of much larger grants, including six-figure awards and scholarship or capital gifts. The pattern is not limited to one-time gifts; several organizations appear more than once across the 2023 and 2025 grant lists, including Lynchburg Beacon of Hope, Park View Community Mission, Lynchburg Grows, Johnson Health Center, and Lynchburg Daily Bread. The foundation operates an annual competitive general grant program and accepts unsolicited applications. It also funds individuals, which aligns with the scholarship grants in the recent record.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.8M

Total Assets

$41.6M

Total Revenue

$17.2M

Total Expenses

$2.1M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $7K and $25K, with a median of $15K.

25th Percentile

$7K

Median

$15K

75th Percentile

$25K

Geographic Reach

Local2 states funded

Funding intensity

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
CVCC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC	LYNCHBURG, VA	$243,463	2025	SUPPORT FOR MACHINE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM/MATCHING FUNDS
JOHNSON HEALTH CENTER	MADISON HEIGHTS, VA	$107,995	2025	SUPPORT POWER OF HEALTH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
PARK VIEW COMMUNITY MISSION	LYNCHBURG, VA	$100,000	2025	ONGOING SUPPORT FOR PVCM'S SIX BASIC NEEDS PROGRAMS
LYNCHBURG BEACON OF HOPE

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